String of Beads
Trade Bead
| Object Number: | 97-563-1107 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | United States of America Pennsylvania Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) Washington Boro Witmer's Farm |
| Culture Area: | Northeast Culture Area |
| Date Made: | 1700-1750 |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1750 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Glass Shell |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number: | L-563-1107 - Old Museum Number 5452 - ANSP Number |
Description
String of 75 glass trade beads and 2 shell beads - total 77 beads.
"Mixed string of tubular beads, die-drawn ones are of early 1700's, heavier ones are of 1640-75" J.W.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania (13 Sep 2008 - 10 Jul 2011) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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